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8 Things You Need To Know on this Monday, February 9

More snow today, plenty of travel delays, and a 7-hour long standoff ends peacefully. Here are the 8 things you need to know on this Monday, February 9th.

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Updated: 8:24 AM EST Feb 9, 2015

8 Things You Need To Know on this Monday, February 9

More snow today, plenty of travel delays, and a 7-hour long standoff ends peacefully. Here are the 8 things you need to know on this Monday, February 9th.

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Updated: 8:24 AM EST Feb 9, 2015

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WEBVTT MEGHAN:CAN AND MIKE, THANK YOU.IF YOU ARE JOINING US AT HOME,HERE ARE THE EIGHT THINGS YOUNEED TO KNOW TODAY.PLENTY OF KIDS STAYING HOMEAGAIN.YOU CAN FIND THE LATEST CLOSINGSAND DELAYS LISTED AT THE BOTTOMOF YOUR SCREEN AND ON OURWEBSITE.BUT IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT, WEWANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU CANEXPECT IT SLOW CAN THE -- EXPECTA SLOW COMMUTE.NORM KARKOS IS LIVE IN BIDDEFORDWITH A CHECK ON THE CONDITIONSFOR US.NORM: HIGH THERE, MEGHAN.WE ARE AT THE CORNER OF BORROWSAND ALINA DRIVE.A LOT OF SNOW PACK UP HERE,ANDTIGHT QUARTERS BECAUSE OF --TIGHT CORNERS BECAUSE OF THESNOWPACK AND THE SNOW BANKS.COUPLE THAT WITH, ACROSS THESTREET, THEY ARE WORKING ON AWATER MAIN BREAK HAPPENINGAROUND 4:00 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUNDTHE CLOCK, EXPOSING IT.THEY ARE HOPING TO GET THISDONE, AT THE EARLIEST, BY 8:00.THE CREWS HAVE BEEN GOING AT APRETTY GOOD CLIP SINCE AROUND4:00.SO YOU HAVE THE WATER MAIN BREAKAND SOME SNOW PACKED ROADS ONYOUR COMMUTE HERE.THIS SECTION AT BIDDEFORD,ROUTE111.I AM NORM KARKOS.MEGHAN: THANK YOU,NORM.DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS THISMORNING.SOME AFTERNOON DEPARTURES ARECANCELED AT THE JETPORT, AND THEMAJORITY OF THE SERVICES NORTHAND SOUTHBOUND ARE CANCELED ASWELL.A SIMILAR SCENE DOWNAT BOSTON'SLOGAN AIRPORT.HUNDREDS OF CANCELLATIONSEXPECTED THEIR BANK TODAY.THE MBTA HAS STRUGGLED WITHSEVERE DELAYS DURING THE RECENTSTORMS.IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TOOR FROM BOSTON, YOU WANT TOLEAVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF EXTRATIME.AUGUSTA POLICE NEED YOUR HELPFINDING A MAN SUSPECTED OFROBBING A RITE AID PHARMACY.OFFICIALS SAY THIS MAN ON YOURSCREEN LEFT THE STORE ON NORTHBELFAST AVENUE WITH SOMEMEDICATIONS SATURDAY NIGHT.IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT HEHAD A WEAPON.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKEDTO CALL POLICE.ERIN: A PORTLAND MAN ISBEHINDBARS THIS MORNING, ACCUSED OFFIRING AT POLICE AND HOLDING TWOPEOPLE HOSTAGE IN BANGOR.POLICE SAY NOBODY WAS INJURED,AND EVENTUALLY 24 -- 27-YEAR-OLDNICHOLAS CONDON SURRENDEREDPEACEFULLY.HE FACES CHARGES OF KIDNAPPING,BURGLARY.THE PARENTS OF A WOMAN KIDNAPPEDBY ISIS MILITANTS ARE ASKING THEWORLD TO PRAY FOR HER SAFERETURN.ON FRIDAY THEY CLAIMED THATTHE26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS KILLED INA JORDANIAN AIRSTRIKE.THE JORDANIAN GOVERNMENTDISMISSED THE CLAIM ASPROPAGANDA.EXTREME WEATHER FROMCOAST-TO-COAST.WE ARE DEALING WITH SNOW HERE ONTHE EAST COAST, BUT DOWNPOURSARE HAPPENING IN CALIFORNIA ANDNEVADA.MALLORY: THIS MORNING WE ARELIVE IN ANDOVER, WITH THE LATESTCONDITIONS.WE CHECKED IN WITH OUR WEATHERWATCHER, PAULA SMITH.YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW BANKS THATHAVE PILED UP.SHE SAYS SHE IS NOT SURE WHERETHE REST OF THE SNOW WILL GO,AND THANKFULLY, NOT TOO MUCHMORE.TEMPERATURES ARE STAYING INTOTHE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS.NOT MUCH RELIEF FROM WHAT WEHAVE BEEN SEEING OVER THE PASTSEVERAL DAYS, ESPECIALLYYESTERDAY, WITH THE LIGHT SNOWCONTINUING TO FALL.LESSER AMOUNTS ANTICIPATED INANDOVER, COMPARED TO SOUTHERNMAINE.IT HAS BEEN A FUN MORNING IN

8 Things You Need To Know on this Monday, February 9

More snow today, plenty of travel delays, and a 7-hour long standoff ends peacefully. Here are the 8 things you need to know on this Monday, February 9th.